The ruling on a man having intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadan while traveling, and the ruling on this while residing in a town, given that he does not know the expiation for it.
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The Shaykh : What do you say about a man who has intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadan while fasting? Does he owe the expiation? He knows that intercourse breaks the fast.
The student: There is a distinction. If he was forgetful, he owes nothing.
The Shaykh : Not just forgetful, but also ignorant, intentional, and mindful.
The student: There is a distinction. If he was intentional, he owes the expiation.
The Shaykh : He owes the expiation. All right, by mistake.
The student: There is a distinction, O Shaykh. If he was forced...
The Shaykh : No, no, he was not forced. It was by his choice. He and his wife slept in the bed, and he had intercourse with her while fasting during the day in Ramadan.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : That is not correct. Rest.
The student: If the man is traveling, he has...
The Shaykh : Then he owes nothing except making up the fast, if he is residing in his town.
The student: He owes the expiation.
The Shaykh : All right, rest. What do you say? Is this correct? Therefore, if a man and his wife are fasting while traveling, and he desires from her what a man desires from his wife, there is no blame on him. He may do it, and there is no blame on him. It is lawful. All right, but he has
The student: to make up the fast.
The Shaykh : He has to make up the fast. All right, a man in a town, in his own country, has intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadan while fasting, and fasting is obligatory upon him, but he does not know that this severe expiation is upon him. He used to say, "If I had known that this expiation was upon me, I would not have done it." Is the expiation obligatory upon him or not? What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you. What did you want? The evidence from you? Give me the ruling first. Is it not obligatory upon him?
The student: The expiation is obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : Is it obligatory upon him?
The student: Yes, it is obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : All right, what is the evidence?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done. Perfect.
The student: There is a distinction. If he was forgetful, he owes nothing.
The Shaykh : Not just forgetful, but also ignorant, intentional, and mindful.
The student: There is a distinction. If he was intentional, he owes the expiation.
The Shaykh : He owes the expiation. All right, by mistake.
The student: There is a distinction, O Shaykh. If he was forced...
The Shaykh : No, no, he was not forced. It was by his choice. He and his wife slept in the bed, and he had intercourse with her while fasting during the day in Ramadan.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : That is not correct. Rest.
The student: If the man is traveling, he has...
The Shaykh : Then he owes nothing except making up the fast, if he is residing in his town.
The student: He owes the expiation.
The Shaykh : All right, rest. What do you say? Is this correct? Therefore, if a man and his wife are fasting while traveling, and he desires from her what a man desires from his wife, there is no blame on him. He may do it, and there is no blame on him. It is lawful. All right, but he has
The student: to make up the fast.
The Shaykh : He has to make up the fast. All right, a man in a town, in his own country, has intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadan while fasting, and fasting is obligatory upon him, but he does not know that this severe expiation is upon him. He used to say, "If I had known that this expiation was upon me, I would not have done it." Is the expiation obligatory upon him or not? What?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you. What did you want? The evidence from you? Give me the ruling first. Is it not obligatory upon him?
The student: The expiation is obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : Is it obligatory upon him?
The student: Yes, it is obligatory upon him.
The Shaykh : All right, what is the evidence?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Well done. Perfect.